Greece v Republic of Ireland - All you need to know

EURO 2024 QUALIFYING GROUP B

Greece v Republic of Ireland, Opap Arena in Athens, Friday, 7.45pm.

TV Live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 7pm.

RADIO Live commentary on RTÉ 2fm, with coverage starting on Game On from 6pm.

ONLINE Live match tracker on RTÉ.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app. Updates and match footage on RTÉ Soccer Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook.

WEATHER Much like Ireland at the moment, it's sunny and dry in Greece. Temperatures on Friday are forecast to hit 30C, although it will be closer to 20C come kick-off time in Athens, with clear skies and little wind.

TIME TO PRODUCE FOR IRELAND

Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland side head to Athens for a Euro 2024 qualification game that could go a long way to deciding their fate in Group B.

The Boys in Green opened their qualifying campaign with a credible performance at home to France back in March, but despite their being plenty to like about how Ireland performed, they still lost to a second-half goal from Benjamin Pavard.

France were favourites to top Group B before a ball was kicked and the nature of their victory over Ireland along with their 4-0 opening day thrashing of the Netherlands means that, realistically, Ireland are going to be in a three-way fight with the Dutch and Greece for the second automatic qualifying place.

Victory in Athens is crucial to Ireland’s hopes and after two years and slowly improving performances and results under Kenny, it feels like the time has come for this side to truly deliver on their promise.

A win in Greece, followed up by victory at home to Gibraltar is exactly what Ireland need, especially when you consider that the next international window in September sees them travel to France before welcoming the Netherlands to the Aviva